California / AIANNHCE 1895 / Federally-recognized area

La Posta

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37.5%25/3 availability

31.3%100/20 availability

0.0%1000/100 availability

6Fixed providers

Figure 1. Location of La Posta within California, with boundary detail (inset).

About the Tribal Area

La Posta Indian Reservation is a reservation in California associated with this federally recognized tribe, and it spans about 6.4 square miles. The latest FCC BDC filing shows 6 fixed providers and 3 mobile providers across roughly 18 service locations, with current availability of 37.5% at 25/3 Mbps, and 31.2% at 100/20.

Tribal Area Description

La Posta is a federally recognized tribe in California with tribal lands. The land base is relevant for broadband planning due to rural service coverage and middle-mile access constraints.

Website Summary: www.lptribe.net

The La Posta website provides information about tribal government, community services, and local resources. The site includes sections on About Us, Government Officers, Our Staff, Tribal History, and Historic Landmarks. The homepage currently emphasizes practical information and community updates more than a long historical overview.

Table 1. Demographics

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Population	43	72	80	66	65	43
Households	9	14	16	16	13	12
Median age	21.9	16.3	15.5	16.5	15.3	15.6
Male / Female	53.5% / 46.5%	41.7% / 58.3%	47.5% / 52.5%	43.9% / 56.1%	43.1% / 56.9%	46.5% / 53.5%
Avg. household size	4.78	5.14	5.00	4.13	5.00	3.58
Pop. density (per sq mi)	6.7	11.3	12.5	10.3	10.2	6.7
HH density (per sq mi)	1.4	2.2	2.5	2.5	2.0	1.9

Table 2. Economic & Education

Indicator	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Median household income	—	$81,250	$83,571	$90,833	—	—
Per capita income	$20,507	$15,197	$14,033	$15,106	$18,537	$10,153
Poverty rate	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
HS diploma or higher	57.1%	70.4%	78.6%	75.0%	100.0%	71.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	—	—	—	—	—	—

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates. Queried by AIANNHCE code. Population and household density are calculated from Census population or households divided by land area in square miles.

Table 3. Download/Upload Speeds (Mbps)

Period	Download	Upload
2019Q1	8.2 Mbps	4.9 Mbps
2019Q2	0.0 Mbps	0.0 Mbps
2019Q3	11.3 Mbps	3.9 Mbps
2019Q4	91.2 Mbps	100.7 Mbps
2020Q1	13.4 Mbps	4.9 Mbps
2020Q2	17.9 Mbps	4.6 Mbps
2020Q3	13.1 Mbps	2.2 Mbps
2020Q4	36.0 Mbps	5.8 Mbps
2021Q1	64.4 Mbps	42.2 Mbps
2021Q2	43.6 Mbps	14.7 Mbps
2021Q3	57.6 Mbps	20.7 Mbps
2021Q4	60.0 Mbps	9.0 Mbps
2022Q1	30.8 Mbps	14.6 Mbps
2022Q2	41.4 Mbps	14.8 Mbps
2022Q3	23.6 Mbps	12.0 Mbps
2022Q4	30.0 Mbps	21.0 Mbps
2023Q1	22.6 Mbps	9.9 Mbps
2023Q2	55.8 Mbps	12.3 Mbps
2023Q3	30.2 Mbps	13.0 Mbps
2023Q4	23.9 Mbps	14.9 Mbps
2024Q1	84.7 Mbps	17.5 Mbps
2024Q2	83.9 Mbps	28.0 Mbps
2024Q3	126.3 Mbps	21.2 Mbps

Table 4. Coverage by Tier (%)

Year	25/3	100/20	1 Gbps
2015	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2016	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2017	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2018	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2019	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2020	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2021	10.0%	0.0%	0.0%
2022	21.4%	0.0%	0.0%
2023	33.3%	33.3%	0.0%
2024	37.5%	31.3%	0.0%

Table 5. Adoption (%)

Year	All households	Low-income households
2017	61.5%	100.0%
2018	9.1%	0.0%
2019	33.3%	0.0%
2020	64.3%	0.0%
2021	68.8%	0.0%
2022	62.5%	0.0%
2023	92.3%	0.0%
2024	83.3%	0.0%

Table 6. Current Status (2024, %)

Tier	Coverage
25/3 Mbps	37.5%
100/20 Mbps	31.3%
1 Gbps	0.0%

Table 7. Comparison with National Averages (%)

Metric	Tribal	National
25/3 Mbps	37.5%	92%
100/20 Mbps	31.3%	85%
Adoption	83.3%	78%

Sources: FCC Broadband Data Collection, Ookla Open Data Initiative, and U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. National benchmarks are carried over from the report comparison section.

Figure 2. Speed Trends (2019–2024)

Figure 3. Availability (2015–2025)

Figure 4. Adoption (2017–2024)

Figure 5. Current Status (2024)

Figure 6. Comparison with National Averages

Figure 7. Fixed Coverage by Technology (25/3 Mbps)

Figure 8. Mobile Area Coverage

Notes: speed trends reflect quarterly mean throughput. Availability shows the share of population with access. Tooltips on the charts expose the underlying values for each series.

Table 8. Broadband Provider Summary

Metric	Value
Fixed broadband providers	6
Mobile broadband providers	3
Broadband serviceable locations	18

Table 9. Broadband Providers

Fixed	Mobile
AT&T Inc.	AT&T Inc.
T-Mobile USA, Inc.	T-Mobile USA, Inc.
EchoStar Corporation	Verizon Communications Inc.
Verizon Communications Inc.	—
Viasat, Inc.	—
Space Exploration Technologies Corp.	—

Table 10. Fixed Coverage by Technology (% of locations)

Technology	25/3	100/20	250/25	1 Gbps
Any Technology	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%
Fiber	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Cable	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Fixed Wireless	27.8%	27.8%	0.0%	0.0%
Copper (DSL)	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%
Satellite	100.0%	100.0%	100.0%	0.0%

Table 11. Mobile Coverage (% of area)

Technology	Coverage
4G LTE	92.6%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 1)	84.6%
5G-NR (Speed Tier 2)	76.5%
Total area (sq mi)	14.325

Table 8. Coverage by Tier and Technology (% of locations)

Dec. 2022

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3
All Fixed Wireless	46.7	33.3	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	46.7	33.3	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	46.7	33.3	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	46.7	33.3	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	43.8	37.5	0.0	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	43.8	37.5	0.0	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	43.8	37.5	0.0	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	43.8	37.5	0.0	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2023

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	53.3	33.3	33.3	33.3
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	53.3	33.3	33.3	33.3
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	53.3	33.3	33.3	33.3
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	53.3	33.3	33.3	33.3
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	35.7	35.7	35.7	21.4
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	35.7	35.7	35.7	21.4
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	35.7	35.7	35.7	21.4
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	35.7	35.7	35.7	21.4
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Dec. 2024

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20
All Fixed Wireless	27.8	27.8	27.8	27.8
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	27.8	27.8	27.8	27.8
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	27.8	27.8	27.8	27.8
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	27.8	27.8	27.8	27.8
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

June 2025

Technology	2/2	10/1	25/3	100/20	250/25
All Fixed Wireless	27.8	27.8	27.8	27.8	0.0
All Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All Wired	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
All Wired and Licensed Fixed Wireless	27.8	27.8	27.8	27.8	0.0
Any Technology	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Any Terrestrial	27.8	27.8	27.8	27.8	0.0
Cable	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cable/Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Copper	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fiber	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	0.0
Licensed Fixed Wireless	27.8	27.8	27.8	27.8	0.0
NGSO Satellite	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Other	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Unlicensed Fixed Wireless	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 filing vintage. Coverage values show the share of residential broadband serviceable locations by technology and speed tier across D22, J23, D23, J24, D24, and J25 filings.

Source: FCC Broadband Data Collection (BDC), June 2025 Filing (J25). Fixed coverage shows the share of residential broadband serviceable locations, and mobile coverage shows the share of tribal land area.